The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-03
Tangier, and Thomas B. Connery OF New
York to be secretary OF the legation to

MEXICO.
The secretary OF war sent to the house,
with an endorsement noting his disapprov-'
al, petition by enlisted men asking that
the act authorizing retired list for pri-
Yates and non-commissioned officers be
amended so as to reduce the period OF SER
vice to 2o years.
Senator elect Quay OF Pennsylvania at
tended the same college with Blaine.
Michel Davitt and his bride sailed at
New York for Liverpool, on the steamer
Alaska.
S.V. White. the five millionaire New York
operator, was once reporte- for u ST.
Louis newspaper.
Some damageis reported from the break
ing up OF rivers eastward.
About two hundred cases OF giant pow
der exploded while in transit over the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, half II mile west OF Fort
Scott. The train consisted OF twenty
three freight cars, and fifteen oil them were
completely demolished, and the magazine
car was blown to atoms.
Gen. Pleasanton was in 1O5 battles but
never received wound.
Senator Beck's bill to amend the oleo-
margarine act reduces the annual tax on
Wholesale dealers in oleomargarine from
$3.50 800 and the license tax on retail
dealers from S4S to $12 per annum. The
license tax on manufacturers OF oleomar-
garine is left unchanged.
Postotfice establishes: Iowa: Nvman.
Page county. Office discontipued-Min-
nesota: Union Lake Rice county. Post
masters Observation-Disclosures Glad
stone, p. W. Bates. Iowa: Oleo, W.
Davis Minnesota: Big Lake. j. c. Parks.
Wisconsin: Arthur, j. w. Nicholas; Hol-
land, }. Quillinan; Hyers Corners, W. II.
Hoyt. Fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed Minnesota: Kimball, T.. Peck;
Moundvlew, J. w. Izokowsk. Iowa:
Auburn, n. Buchre. Montana; Williams,
Salherg; Brighton, j. III. Weisman; Glen
Haven, NJ. Bernhard Hebron, c. c. Brown;
Larstad, c. 0. Sherlock; Mt. Hope. A. f.
Storrs; st. Johns, n. Dahr.
Postofices ablished:-Minnesota-
Sandston, Pine county. Site changed
Minnesota: Green Prairie Morrison coun-
ty. Offices Observation-Disclosures Ches-
ter, Dodge county. Postmasters commits
sioned-Wisconsin: Ashland, J. Sullivan
Pleasant Prairie, ". X. Packman.
Fourth class postmasters appointed: Da-
kota-Millard, W. H. Elicott; Black
Hawk, c. L. Ward; Nova. J. j. Dovock.
Minnesota-Mi Michael Blewtt, Audubon; w.
r. Towne, Amandale. Iowa-O. c. Thoinp.
son, Leland; o. f. Hastings, Thornburgh
Mrs. Ella T. Gilbert, Unique.
In the secret session of the senate the
nomination OF j. c. Matthews OF Albany,
the colored recorder OF deeds, was reached
and discussed tor an hour, q majority of
the senators present giving Their reasons
for the vote they were about to cast. The
nomination was rejected. The vote is un.
derstood to have been II to 81. The mi
nority three are republicans, and a proper.
t,opo1 Of ho nrifx, sold tn
be democrats.
residence in San Francisco, with nalarial
fever. He is not considered dangerous, but
it CAUSES much anxiety to his friends.
Senator Hoar thinks that more respect
is due to the chaplain's prayer. He pro-
posed an amendment to the rules which
shall forbid the pres siding officer from call
ing the senate to order in the absence OF a
quorum. He thinks that if there is to be
prayer the prayer is entitled to q quorum.
At the business meeting OF the woman
suffrage convention at Washington the
old officers were reelected for the ensuing
year. Mrs. Slaughter OF Dokota and Mrs.
Mathilda Josly Gage OF New York de-
livered addresses.
Senator Sabin thinks that the appoint
ment OF DR.. Guernon, as collector at St.
Vincent, will soon be made.
1t is rumored that the president may
veto the interstate commerce bill on the
ground that it is unconstitutional.
Hon. w. D. Washburn of Minneapolis
and Representative GilfilIan appeared be-
lore the senate committee on commerce in
favor of the bill authorizing the construc-
tion OF a bridge across the Sault Ste. Marie
river for the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie
& Atlantic which is to connect at that
point with the Canadian Pacific and form
through line from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic.
| The pair OF spurs worn by Fred Archer
| when he rode Ormonde in his last race at
| Newmarket, together with the saddle used
| on that occasion, says the London World,
have been sent to the prince OF Wales by
| the executors, in compliance with a wish
expressed by his royal highness to have
them in his possession.
The Parnellite members OF parliament
| reelected Parnell chairman OF the Irish
parliamentary party and Justin McCar-
thy vice president. Parnell has drafted
an amendment to the address in reply to
the speech from the throne, raising the
Agrarian question in general form.
Postmaster Francis E. Sharp OF Oconto,
Wis, was examined by Commissioner
| Bloodgood OF Milwaukee on a charge OF
OF the grand jury.
| Dispatches from Fremont, North Bend
| and other points within a radius OF 100
| miles west OF Omaha report the people
very much startled by what is supposed to
| have been severe earthquake shock. A
| loud rumb,ing OF the earth was percepti.
| BILE for several seconds and buildings rock.
| ed in violent m amer.
| The British Parliament was opened on the
| 9th. The Queens speech is indefinite and
non committal on all points and attract
| ed but little attention. Lord Randolph
| Churchill entered upon an explanation OF
| the reasons which led him to resign the
chancellorship OF the exchequer. He said:
| He retired because the governments naval
| and military estimates exceeded f31 ,OOO,-
900 without counting the large supplement
| tary estimates. He insisted on having these
| estimates reduced, but his colleagues re-
| fused to cut them down. although he had
| been urging economy ever since August.
Mr.. Gladstone applauded what he called
Lord Randolph Churchill's sacrifices in be-
half OF a sound economic policy and the iu-
| dicious mode in which he proposed to ap-
ply the principles he advocated.
| Minnesota pensions allowed: Della j.,
widow OF Almon Lake, Minneapolis: Char
| lotte L. widow OF Robert H. Rose Manka-
| to; George w. Owens, Luce; William Over
ned, Stockton; William Z. SprggIe, Mime
apolis; w. Coop Dayton; Amos G. Jack
son, Jamesville; Almon Lake, increased,
Minneapolis; Van r. Clifford, increase,
| Northfield Theodore S. Potter, reissue,
Window; Henry Jacobs, reissue.
| Chicago Special: The Knights OF Labor
have declared war upon the Pinkertone
and other detective agencies which make
it business to furnish armed patrolmer
for service in labor troubles. and within
the next thirty days bills prohibiting the
| importation OF Pinkerton detectives, and
making it penal offense for any employt
OF such agency to exercise authority as or
officer OF the law will bcintroduced in near
ly every state legisture which is now ir
session in this country.
Fears are entertained that Henry Kaber
nacle and James Nevias, ofPembina, Oak.
perished in the Baltimore & Ohio disaster
| Jan. 4.
Appointments-J ohm NJ. Daniels, Texas
special agent of the general land Office tt
examine fraudulent land entries; Archibald
T. RAIDER, West Virginia, special agent tt
investigate Indian depreciation cllims.
Business failures during the last sever
l H.. occor.l;nc ~ T1,,v, 4, ~ frr +h,